Combo. Packing.

Welcome back to another week at www.implementingscrum.com.Sorry for the interruption of this series…. now back to our semi-regular programming (smile).This week we conclude the main topic of the month — how to “introduce Scrum” in your organization.It does not matter if you are in the government sector, private or public business (small or large), non-profit, or even non-software related. When rolling out Scrum, two ways that have proven unsuccessful in the past (for me and with many companies I have seen or heard from) include “Top Down” and “Bottom Up.”

I introduced each of these topics during the month (with a blog entry about my trip to Russia, and no real follow-up from Kyiv — which was awesome too!). I received some feedback that some people may have been offended by the “picture” used in the “Bottom Up” approach. Oh well. I have learned long ago that I will not be able to please everyone. And for those of you who are still hanging around — and passing around this site to your friends and co-workers — remember my more controversial comic strip is the one I published at the beginning of this year; it is located here and is the most popular comic strip on this site, exceeding all my expectations and proving that controversial topics — at least with this audience — is working to get the message across.

So.

I told you two ways NOT to do it. Well… you can — and many do — but (or AND) do this with your eyes open.

One of the best ways I have seen at organizations being able to successfully implement Scrum in their environment is by using a combination of the two methods already discussed.

It is about common sense after all.

And.

It is about people. Not technology.

So.

What can you do if you are interested in rolling out Scrum and have a chance at successfully doing this?

Remember. 75% of organizations FAIL at implementing Scrum; they die a slow iterative and incremental death. You can read more about this here.

If I were implementing Scrum (which, by the way, is what I actually work with teams around the world doing in real life (smile)), I’d make sure that the executives within your organization have a clue of what this is going to take.